An educational researcher wants to determine whether diet causes children to learn better in school. In this study, the independent variable is

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In this study, the researcher wants to determine whether diet causes children to learn better in school, therefore, the type of diet is the independent variable. The children, age of the children, and a measure of learning are all variables that may be affected by the type of diet, but they are not the independent variable being manipulated by the researcher.

An Educational Researcher Wants to Determine Whether Diet Causes Children